Curtain-pole.



No. 630,348. Patented Aug. 8, I899. m. A. HARTER.

CURTAIN POLE.

(Application filed Apr. 10,1891.

(No Modal.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY ALICE IIARTER, OF HEBRON, OHIO.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,348, dated August 8, 1899.

Application filed April 10, 1897. Qerial No. 631,616. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY ALIoE HARTER, residing at Hebron, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Pole, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incurtain-poles; and the object of my said invention is to provide a curtain-pole simple and cheap in construction and adapted to hold the curtain in any desired position without the use of rings or pins.

\Vith these objects in view my invention consists in-providing a curtain-pole with a covering of rubber or other flexible material adapted to surround its entire outer surface, said covering being provided with flexible teats or projections molded or formed integral therewith and extending over its entire surface.

My invention further consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of details hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim made hereto.

Referring to the drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which similar letters of reference are used to indicate like parts, Figure l is a general view showing my device in operative position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a curtain-pole embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a pole having Inyinvention applied thereto, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective of a portion of the covering before it is secured to the pole.

A designates an ordinary curtain pole, which may be made of any desired material and shape.

13 designates my improved covering, and consists of a sheet of rubber having formed integral therewith and covering its entire outer surface the teats or projections C. This covering 13 is of a width sufficient to entirely encompass the pole when wrapped around the same, and its meeting edges should fit snugly, so as to form a complete covering. The covering B is securely fastened to the pole, preferably glued thereto, so as to form a rigid covering.

The curtain is thrown over the pole and adjusted as may be desired, the teats or projections partially entering that part of the curtain which rests on the pole and holding it in its adjusted position. In heavy cloth curtains the weight of the curtain on the teats or projections produces sufficient frictional contact to hold said curtain in any desired position.

From my above description it will be readily seen that both lace or cloth curtains will be held with a sufficient firmness for all ordinary circumstances and at the same time, owing to the flexibility of the teats, the curtain can be pulled down and easily adjusted without danger of injury to the same by tearing or otherwise, It will also be readily seen that I am enabled to dispense with all rings, pins, or tacks, suchas are now usually employed on such poles, thus preserving the curtain from the destructive results of their use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a curtain-pole the combination with the pole proper of a sleeve or covering having its exterior surface covered with a series of ra dially-proj cctin g teats, substantially as shown and described.

MARY ALICE HARTER.

WVitnesses:

A. K. ROBY, ANGIE RoBY. 

